5 Things every Rider Must Know

As a motorcycle instructor, I often come across new riders who struggle with their bikes, to the point where they question whether they should continue riding at all. And in most cases, this struggle stems from a lack of solid foundational skills. After all, becoming a proficient rider requires clocking in countless miles to master the craft, am I right? But what if I told you that by learning just 5 essential riding techniques, a new rider can quickly become quite good? Not Valentino Rossi good, of course, but good enough to ride safely with confidence and control, and without emitting that “Hey, I don’t know what I’m doing” energy all over the road. So today, in just around 15 minutes, I'll introduce you to these 5 fundamental motorcycle riding techniques.
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A little info about me. My name is Andrei Bodrov, originally I'm from Moscow, Russia, and now I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Back in Moscow I was a motorcycle instructor and creator of Moto Control Beginner & Advanced motorcycle rider courses, which quickly became the most popular courses in Moscow (well, at least the advanced one😁). My advanced training course makes emphasis on slow speed riding techniques at first (such as good clutch and throttle control, proper riding posture, proper use of vision, etc.), then proceeds to more advanced techniques (such as aggressive braking, trail braking, maximal lean angle). The course incorporates a lot of exercises from DOSAF slow speed riding (similar to police rodeo like motorcycle training in USA), braking and cornering exercises and motogymkhana style riding. And now, since I actively learn English - I decided to post some useful videos for both your and mine practice!😉
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Since everyone writes this, it's necessary, I suppose 🤷, so here we go. Disclaimer: Ride at your own risk, you are responsible for your own safety. Me, Andrey Bodrov and my channel, Moto Control disclaim any liability incurred in connection with the use of riding techniques from this channel. Use common sense, wear full protective gear and ride in a safe and predictable manner!
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[@marsoelflaco5722]

Practicing motorcycle riding techniques is part of the fun of the motorcycle hobby/lifestyle.✌🏽

[@LukeKat]

Thanks! I am a new rider and have watched mostly American KZbinrs explaining. But none are as clear and understandable as you. Your video's are amazing, keep up the good work! Hopefully more people will find you.

[@miketran4289]

Americans are the last people you should get advice for motorbikes. It's the nation that refuses to wear helmets and allows you to buy ANY bike after doing a 2 day course and they have a fetish with flat footing so they ignore bikes they can't flat foot on and miss out on so many good bikes and different styles of riding.

[@honeyyeti5292]

100% agree..

[@HerraSuomiRY]

Murica

[@starchildarryl]

You really provide explainantions BETTER THAN ANY other KZbinr. The explaination about vision which i already knew was PERFECTLY deonstrated by your creative edit of bluring every place but where one should look.

[@virendradr]

Hi DEAR ANDRE BODROV..YOU ARE A GREAT MASTER,AN EFICIENT TEACHER,A REMARCABLE FRIEND,THGE MOST POWERFUL SKILLED RIDER..MAY BE THE VERY BEST IN IN THIS PROFESSION..YOU LAGHTER,SMILES AND HUMOUR WINS OUR HEART..LOVE YOU SIR BEG YOUR FRIENDSHIP..I AM YOUR STUDENT..LEARNGT AND STILL LEARNING FROM YOU THANK YOU

[@timsatchell6713]

22nd June this year marks my 50th year of riding. Still found this useful and very well done. Have to explore the rest of your channel. Thank you.

[@rajatthakur7312]

Boss all this information for free. I bow to you. 🙏🏾

[@holyfrijolesvlogs1554]

Turn right to go left makes a lot more sense now

[@michaellafrance6454]

Clearly the best motorcycle instructional videos out there. Even with the strong Russian accent, you still have the clearest and most understandable explanations in the field. I would challenge any American to learn Russian and be able to be as fluent while creating such competent content. Kudos my comrad--I am a subscriber now.

[@RG-500]

Hi Andrey, another great video. Thanks for all your hard work putting these together.

[@robbaker6386]

This is a great example of counter steering thank you. Got my CBT tomorrow hopefully it goes well !

[@littl3spy]

I'm so proud watching your videos about how to ride knowing i learned most of the stuff you talk about copletely by myself just riding for 4 years, and I'm only 18, started on 50cc and now switching to A2 (didn't choose the new bike yet). Of course im no MotoGP racer but it still feels very good knowing I have most of it figured out. Where i lacked in straight line speed i had to compensate with technique. The feeling when I overtake 600cc in the curves on my RS125 after they zoomed by me on the straight is insane. I saved countless rear slides, did many emergency stoppies, i feel one with the machine, kind of like im just telling it what to do and it does it by itself, like we are interlinked. The correct grip, posture, balance, I feel so confident in my motorcycle that i even had a few lowsides forgetting that in the rain the road is well... wet. I love you content, and discovering new and new small things to enhance my riding technique. Maybe thanks to you i will finally start motogymkhana like i wanted, or get a little zxr400 and start going to the track more seriously.

[@stan0matic]

Another awesome video! I always look forward to your work. I very much apprciate your clarity and humour.

[@Lost_Traveler_JT]

Awesome video! They just keep getting better👍 And awesome to see you again!😀👋

[@ronbatt756]

Outstanding training for any rider, new or experienced! Ty.

[@Ederick1936]

took a safety / training class this weekend as it's mandatory where i live before you can get yyour learners. the instructors did recomend "light pressure" on the rear brake in slow speed. the explination yhat they gave was that dragging the rear slightly will take up any excess driveline slack which helps with the smoothness of the power delivery. for me it seemed to immediatly improve my slowspeed control, but that could also be that dragging the rear also allowed another bufffer to smooth out my jerky beginner inputs.

[@michaelb.42112]

I am so GRATEFUL I found your channel and added perks. I now know my bike wants to stay upright, and I just guide it. It's made my riding SO much easier and less I need to think about. I'm on day 5 or 7 so far and I'm starting to ride without thinking about it. That's the goal... - Mike

[@Craigravon]

Keep the vids commin, these are awesome 👌 🔥🔥🔥

[@Avensur]

Love these tutorials my friend. Thank you for all that excellent knowledge and indeed much needed tools. Hello from Puerto Rico amigo 🇵🇷

[@komanguy]

Great advices! Greatly explained in such a simple manner! Thanks a lot.

[@enisjusuf2457]

It is amazing....I like your explanations as well as the optimism you put in every video......thank you kindly...😀👍

[@nothingamerican]

I've learned more from your videos (and practicing what you teach) than I've learned anywhere else

[@veljko866]

No bullshit, straight to the point. That's why you are the best.

[@onerider808]

Track stands (balancing with feet up, at a stop) are an important skill to learn, whether on a dirt bike, adv, or mountain bike. Just got a new KLR, so I’m back to practicing basics, on dirt, rock, and asphalt.

[@luk3ns]

Really good video, thanks for sharing

[@jeanpaulmeyer5772]

i liked the correct use of the foot brake, this needs to be revised in most moto courses

[@adrianniles5333]

Awesome as usual.

[@navinsubba7169]

It's nice to see that you still own and use old Yamaha R15. My brother also has a 13 years old R15 and still in good condition. I don't see them on roads these days.

[@trottermalone379]

Another well executed video Comrade! One problem - the clutch on my 1963 Bultaco hates you!!

[@onerider808]

I’ve been riding Colorado trails all day, but after watching this I just want to go to a gravel or asphalt parking lot and practice under the near-full moon. You can never practice enough.

[@vunam5016]

sometimes I feel like quit riding, but sitting on them floating on the road feels too good!

[@Jonhenrysneip]

Good stuff, thanks a lot.

[@itaymitra1030]

brilliant video, ,,Thanks a lot

[@HRAZZI]

I realy enjoy your videos and lessons, I always think you mention things that most inglo-american instructors... it's not fair to say 'they miss' but totally diffent perspective.

[@gokcemuratozaydn799]

you are a good and considerate youtube friend... thk you...

[@Tomix1980]

i really like your videos. thanks for creating and sharing them. you´re to me on point and do it very friendly way to me, which makes me watch them with joy and motivation to go out and practise .Greetingz, ride safe and if not riding i wish you also a pleasant time being on this planet :D Mariusz

[@GigaChadL337]

Great to hear you are selling course material, if you can add e book for the beginner course I will definitely buy it.

[@GapRecordingsNamibia]

I would like to see how you implement these principles on electric motorbikes, would be good to hear what the differences are that you find especially with the slow speed principles that you teach.. Thank you very very much Andrei..

[@kennedymcgovern5413]

My kid and I are just getting into riding. Well, more honestly, she wanted to get into riding and I want an excuse to do things with my kid. I used to ride, 30 years ago, so I am retraining myself. She is brand new, and has never ridden before. I cannot learn this way. Let me reverse myself again. I CAN learn this way. I have college degrees, so I have engaged with the academic way of doing things. But I learn better and faster another way. My best learning method is to out my hands on things and just start doing them until I figure them out. So that is what I have done. It took me three days of work to regain my basic competence and confidence and I am good to go. But my KID...to be honest with you, if my kids did things the way I do things it would scare the hell out of me. So in teaching her, this video is going to be extremely helpful. Thank you for making this.

[@sawomirlesniewski4448]

I have few observations about the vision. Maybe there is another level, I mean: #1 is looking at sth on the road and falling after you pass it; #2 intermediate - as you mentioned - look where you are going to; #3 is (how I see it) scanning the panorama ahead you setup the point you want to roll over, you remember it and you are free to look around, if your body is not starting to move after your vision. The bike neeks the point on the road, as probably I will not touch it personally :) - so let`s say 1/3 is path and direction and 2/3 is watching butterflies and night flying bugs, looking for mushrooms and fallen trees, just much more than the road offers. Try some exercises i.e. walking on the wooden branch or a piece of wood like for your bike and watch all over -above, below, at the back - so if your legs don`t remember the route, than your vision is connected with your legs, which is dangerous in crazy situations. Your upper body movement is able to work in separated semi-system but in conjunction with the lower body. Eyes, which is quite amazing, can do sth very different as they allow your awareness to travel faster and higher with totally no relation with the bike. :) Master level is to be practiced while walking first, then riding :)

[@user-gz6bg2ll6s]

Good work, just fell over so need to watch your channel 😂

[@rydee3888]

Thankyou master,👍

[@ai_vfx856]

Can you upload a video giving tips to shorter riders?

[@bleedsmetal]

Thank You

[@kridcsr1341]

I just bought a 400cc yesterday and it's too heavy for me at 205kgs. I'm only 60kg. If not because of your clutch control tutorial, I would have dropped it many times by now. Thanks a lot.

[@PahaLukki]

You always demonstrate your practises with a supermoto, where you can sit very very close to the handlebars, and be very much in control. But I find it harder to slow speed control bikes with a more forward leaning posture due to the tank size and distance to the handlebars. Sadly, I can't find any good supermotos in my market for reasonable cost.

[@parmelee23]

If someone figures out how to do that bike barrel roll on purpose all time street legend! 🙌😂

[@stevewilson8752]

After watching many learning videos there is only two instructors i go too now & you brother are one of them 😀👍 Many learning videos in Australia by Australian instructors aren't as good as your videos unfortunately, So il watch all your vids & moto jitsu videos only , Steve from Bundaberg Qld Australia 🇦🇺🕺🥤

[@tonymcflattie2450]

Keep it up!

[@andregrastyan3403]

Cool video.

[@Lilmamakia504]

this is crazy I was doing this 5:00 during my BRC and I was being told that I'm practicing bad habit i need to use all 4 fingers with fingers when braking at all times

[@sandraleefuller]

To keep the rubber side down😂

[@silentripper_lk]

Your the only one that talks about the using the clutch to control the speed during slow runs or u turns…amazing stuff and you deserve alot from youtube…tc brother

[@MikaelLewisify]

Errr…I can think of at least 20 other videos on KZbin regarding that topic.

[@silentripper_lk]

@MikaelLewisify err. Maybe you have the luxury of time to just sit back and watch many KZbin videos, but the 10 videos I watched never covered the topic, so next time you comment use your brain to think, how come or why.

[@MikaelLewisify]

@@silentripper_lk and yet you have time to respond to random commenters. Lol

[@silentripper_lk]

@MikaelLewisify lol....easy...you get a notification to reply and do take time to reply....but I do not go into other people comments and start commenting as your silly self

[@MikaelLewisify]

@@silentripper_lk well, that’s good because you are not my silly self. 😜

[@orhanbiyiklibykl3179]

Teşekkürler 💚🧿🏍

[@ducksoff7236]

I find it hilarious that dct is suppose to make riding easier/shorter to learn and safer but it actually makes it harder and take longer to learn and more dangerous for controlling the bike at slow speed when it really matters.

[@KrisVandenBroeck1595]

Hey Andrey, nice video as always! Quick question if you find the time. When for example i’m in a left hand turn, in full lock. I know I can get the bike out of the full lock with acceleration/releasing clutch to friction zone. But are there any other options than that? Asking since countersteering doesn’t seem like an option in full lock. Much love from Belgium. ❤

[@MotoControlEn]

Hi! If I had to get out of full lock without increasing my speed, for whatever reason, I would shift my weight outside the turn with a counterbalancing. This way the angle of handlebars would reduce and then I would be able to make a countersteering to get out of the full-lock turn. I'm not sure why I would prefer it to add throttle/release clutch though🤔

[@KrisVandenBroeck1595]

@@MotoControlEn Thanks for the reply! What you explained makes perfect sense. Most time I just use power too, I was just wondering if there was any other usefull way. Thank you! 😁

[@ktkace]

IMHO for the 99% road riders who are beginning (those who are not motogp material tbh, me included) Buy a smaller and lighter bike like the MSX/duke 125/200/250 . the R15 is a HUGE bike for a 150CC with low handlebars (super uncomfy and fatigue inducing)

[@johnsmith-kc1sn]

Привет и спасибо

[@GigaChadL337]

This channel is even better then motojistu

[@rkba4923]

Hello, Comrade, what part of the USA are you in?

[@AbhishekSingh-pr8ol]

I bought your course on beginners and as I have gone through it. I find it is to be missing one crucial prerequisite I believe viz "which bike to be chosen for beginners". I thought it should also be included as for beginners who are confused in which Motorcycle to be bought. Besides that I loved all the other instructions and exercises.♥️

[@coolfriend693]

Duke.... 🙂

[@ajo.mathew]

He has mentioned it. He recommends a light weight one like duke 390 to do the drills.

[@pandurlolgg5780]

There is not „the best“ bike for beginners. Nakeds are considered good beginner bikes because they are lighter. Picking a model depends on your budget. I personally do not like KTM bikes because they are known to fail a lot and need a lot of maintenance.

[@MotoControlEn]

Hi! I've got a video about beginner bikes here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n520cmVjnZWah9U I decided to not include this topic into the course, since markets in different countries are very different too, and on one hand I can suggest a bike which your market doesn't have, and on other hand I can overlook a good bike which it has. So, that's why there is no "best beginner bike" topic in the course🙂

[@DucatiBabs]

Great! Thank you so much. I will be not longer a scaredy-cat.

[@shaspaz]

🌟🌟🌟

[@PavelRappo]

A question on this bit: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goKuZ3qQi7yGeKM It seems that it would work in all cases except when the bike is already in full lock. It that case, pushing the outer grip will not do anything. I guess the only way to "stand up" from that position would be to increase the speed. Is my understanding correct?

[@PavelRappo]

Never mind, I see a similar question has been answered already in the comments.

[@MotoControlEn]

Sorry to be late, I'm glad you found the answer😀

[@VaBraAnton]

Why is there so much focus on slow speed riding? As an intermediate rider, how is this relevant to street riding or touring? Because 95% of the time the speeds are way higher.

[@MotoControlEn]

Because the slow-speed exercises are the most safe and easy way to learn skills like vision, countersteering, balance etc., which are relevant on all speeds.

[@claqyagami6914]

Full lock turns are impossible, the bike is always trying to fall over. Gonna go take another course to improve my skills.

[@steve00alt70]

Rider at 1:20 shows off and nearly crashes into him 😂

[@MotoControlEn]

Good eye😁

[@khalira1]

COMRADE!

[@RobinRobin-kz7qw]

Hello Andrey, after a while I looked for another video of YOURS. It is most perfect from practical view, but from pedagogical view you could improve it - - IF YOU REALLY WANT -- and accept tips from other people. So I replenish my hint regarding your pronunciation: It seems, YOUR ENGLISH-TEACHER was no native speaker (engl or am). So to get out the HOT POTATO and the "ccch" instead of "h" LISTEN TO NATIVLY SPOKEN ENGLISH texts and repeat them immediately - sentence after sentence. THEN you also gain more distance from that cruel "Poopin" in Mosqua! Druzhba Robin

[@kitsura]

In 15 hours will I be Valentino Rossi good?

[@MotoControlEn]

Sure, if you are already Jorge Lorenzo good😁

[@kitsura]

@@MotoControlEn Unfortunately I am only Casey Stoner good...

[@ValentinMaximenko]

На русском будет?

[@MotoControlEn]

Будет!

[@scowlsmcjowls2626]

Why do riders stand up on the foot pegs on a touring bike...? So they can be closer to god🎉

[@captainonthebike209]

Всё бы хорошо, но твой недоанглийский так режет слух, что невозможно смотреть твои ролики! Найди что ли нормального англоговорящего человека, пусть озвучивает, или уж давай по-русски .